Well-mannered pets, certified with human partners, have a mission to serve the area as ambassadors of love and compassion.

Certification

Certification Process –

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Caring Animal Partner. Our mission is to enhance the pleasure and well being of our elder groups, assist in the development of skills for living in our younger groups and to provide pet assisted therapy to those with special needs.

Prospective pet candidates need to be in good health, sociable, well controlled, able to demonstrate basic obedience commands, and of steady temperament. They need to be at least one year old and have been with the owner/handler for one year.

At the evaluation we will administer the AKC Canine Good Citizen Test and our own Pet Aptitude Test. If you and your dog successfully complete these tests you will be asked to do a supervised visit at a site and time convenient to you. Then you will receive your official CAP ID and tag for your dog. We visit in area nursing homes, adult day care facilities, and schools. You need to have the time to commit to an hour visit at least once a month or more.

CAP evaluators only do evaluations; we do not offer any training classes. If you feel your dog would make a great visitor but needs a little more training, please call an obedience instructor to take some classes and contact us at a later date. If there is more then one owner that may want to take the pet visiting you both need to come to the evaluation.

The cost is $10 for the evaluation. Our yearly membership fee to cover insurance and mailings is $20 for an individual and $30 for a family. To learn more about the evaluation process, review the certification documentation links on the right. Please fill out the Pet Partner Application and return to CAP. We also require copies of your latest vet records.

To learn about the next evaluation or to schedule an evaluation, contact Bob Moser at nhcap@tds.net or 603-927-4046.